On this September 11, another year further removed from the events of 2001, many Americans have seemingly lost focus on the significance of what happened. As the attacks move toward history's horizon, like the Civil War and Thanksgiving before them, Gawker offers an educational resource to help America's schoolteachers explain and preserve the meaning of the day. This pageant may be staged with 20 to 25 children, depending on class size. For younger grades, the teacher may serve as the Narrator.

CAST:

a Narrator

four Terrorists

World Trade Center Tower 1

World Trade Center Tower 2

the Pentagon

Firefighters

People of New York City

Airplane Passengers

the Mayor

the President

the Freedom Tower

ACT ONE:NEW YORK CITY

Narrator: It was a nice, pretty day, but bad men were doing bad things.

Terrorists(holding planes): We have planes. We want to hurt people. We hate freedom.

Tower 1 and Tower 2(in unison): Do not hit us. We do not want people to be hurt.